Sermon notes:

Life is like an unweeded field (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)

I. Why the opposition to Jesus?

A. Not all ______________ is good (Matthew 13:4-7).

B. Not all ______________ is good (v.25).

1. Darnel is poisonous and resembles wheat.

2. In literature, it symbolizes subversion and treachery.

C. “Wherever the Lord plants His church, the devil builds a _________________” (Martin Luther)

II. The response of the church.

A. Our vocation is not: ___________________ those who commit lawlessness (vv.28b-29a; John 18:11).

B. Our vocation is: _______________________________ (v.30; 1 Samuel 17:47).

III. The response of the Master.

A. He ________________ the wheat (v.29).

B. He ________________ the darnel (vv.30; 2 Peter 3:9).

IV. Takeaways:

A. The inevitable question: _________________________________________?

B. We are sons of the kingdom, not _________________ (v.38).

C. We will outlast this unweeded world because we have ______________________________ (v.41; Jeremiah 23:5; 29:11).